Motor for street-cars



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l(No Model.)

W. S. SALISBURY.

MOTOR FOR STREET GARS.

No. 394,015. Patented Deo. 4, 1888.

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W. S. SALISBURY.

MOTOR POR STREET GARS.

No. 394,015 l. l :y Ptented Dee. 4, 1888.

UNTTED STATES nPATENT OEEICE.

IVILBER SALISBURY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MOTOR FOR STREET-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,015, dated Dsaeznoer 4, 1888.

Application filed July 5, 1888` Serial No. 279,026. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that l', WILBER ,S SALisBURY, f a citizen ot the United States, residing' at Chicago, in the county of (rook and State otl Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motors tor Street-Cars, of l which the following' is a spccilication.

This invention relates to in'lprovements in motors tior stret-t-cars, or, rather, to the means of supptn'ting', suspending', and gearing' electric motors t'or operating' the cars, and is especially designed as an improvement upon l the invention set t'orth in Letters Patent ot' l the United States No. 585,727, `granted me on the ltlth day otA July, A. l). NSS, in which application was shown, but not claimed, a casing' and gearing' construtifted in sulistantially the same mtuiner as that herein shown and described.

The prime obj ect o t' this invention is to have the motors suljipoii'ted and balanced upon the axle oi' a car in such manner that the motors f may not; only be suspended i'rom but independent ot' and unatiectt-al bythe movements ot' the car-body, but may also be opposed in their oscillation about the axle b v al yielding' spring' or other t'orce, whereby in starting' and stopping' the action ot' the motors will simut late that oi'A draft-animals, and the car be thus relieved ot' the disagreeable vierks and jars which would otherwise occur.

Another object is to protect the motors and the gearing' connectingl them with the axle from the lodginent thereon ol' dust and dirt, and to have the support oi the motors antifrictionally journaled upon the axle, whereby the friction thereot is materially reduced and t the devices for susliending' the motors from the car-btiidy correspontfling'lyrelieved ot' strain l during' the almost continuous oscillations ot' l the said support and motors upon the axle. i

A further object is to dispense with the necessity for turning' down or truing' the axles, 1 in order to produce a true bearing for such anti-friction devices, by having' the liez'u'ing l for such devices directly upon the attached parts, whereby, when placed upon any axle, they will operate perfectly without the necesl sity tor dressing'7 turning', or otherwise preparingl the axle.

I attain these objects by the devices .illusv trated in the accompanying' drawinOs, in which- Figure 1 represents a plan view, partly in section, ot' a portion ot' a car-axle and devices applied thereto eml'iodying' my invention, illustrating' the employment ot rim cog-wheels between the axle and motors. Fig'. 2 is a transverse section thereof on the line 2 2 ot' Fig'. l. Fi 3 is a detail section showin means for taking' up the wear upon the anti-friction devices. Fig'. -l is a detail plan view, partly in section, of one-halt' of a modilied t'orm ot the gearing' between the axle and motor, illustrating' the employment of bevel-gears. Fig'. is a plan view ot' the entire device, more particularlyv showing' the casing' for containing' the gearing', and Fig'. (i is a side elevatitm thereof, partly broken away, showing' the axle in section.

Similar letters ot' reference :indicate the same parts in the several iig'ures of the drawings.

Referring' by letter to the accompanyingl drawings, A indicates the car-wheel, and B the axle thereof, upon which is mounted and keyed thereto, about the center ol` leng'th thereot', a cog-wht'lel, (r, provided with elong'ated hubs D to each side thereof, in the outer peripheries oi' which are formt-fd annular grooves E, constituting tracks or bearingways for short anti-t'riction cylinders l, tittin between said hubs and the bearing-walls of a easing', G, t'or covering' the cog-wheel C and other operative parts of my device, as hereinaii'ter descrilied. I may here state, however, that instead ot' the anti-friction rollers bearing' upon the hub they maybe provided with short contracted journals ll, having' bearinn's in the body ot` the cog-wheel, and end flanges,

l, upon the hubs, respectively formed by the l grooves bet'ore mentioned, in which latter partly lie the said rollers, but do not otherwise bear upon the hub.

'llle casing' G, before mentioned, as well as the cog-wheel is made in two sections and bolted tog'ethert'or convenience ot attachment to the axle, which, as is well known, is rigidly secured to the wheels thereof, the casing' pret'- erably having' a generally circular t'orm in side elevation, and being' provided. with smaller circular extensions, J, at the front and rear IOO thereof in a horizontal plane with the axle, in which are journaled short shafts K, upon which are mounted smaller cog-wheels, L, meshing with the larger cog-wheels, C, mounted upon the axle. \Vith these shafts are also axially and detachably connected at each en d, by means of flange-couplings M, the armature-shaft N ot' electric motors O, preferably one to each end of each shaft, the fieldmagnets of which are suitably mounted in skeleton frames P, rigidly secured to and projecting' laterally from the casing G and extending parallel with the axle, which frames also furnish bearings for the outer ends of the said shafts. I have also found that the antivfriction bearings of the casing maybe advantageously provided with removable bearingsurface's, consisting of sectional bushings Q, interposed between the rollers F and the walls of the casing, the wear of which, or of the rollers, may be readily taken up by having opposing sections seated upon springs R, the tension of which is controlled by hand-screws S, working through removable caps attached to the casing and covering the recesses in which the springs are confined, as more clearly shown in Fig. 3. These removable'sectional bushings, as shown in Fig. l, may be of such a width that only one-half the surface thereof forms the bearings of the rollers, and being held in position by cap-plates T, which also furnish a means of access to the rollers, they may be taken out and reversed whenever onehalf thereof is worn beyond usefulness.

hile I prefer to employ rim cog-Wheels, such as are shown in Figs. l and 2, for the transmission of power from the motors to the axle, my invention is equally well. adapted for the employment of beveled gears for this purpose, as illustrated in Figs. l, 5, and G in the drawings, in which case ,it is only necessary to alter the form of the casing, the construction and organization of the parts being identical with that of the preferred construction, with the one exception that l provide against end-thrusts, which might prove detrimental to the gearing and possibly occasion the riding or breaking of the teeth, by interposing between the ends of the short shafts K and the casing a ball-bearing, U, socketed partly in the end of the shaft and partly in the casing.

Such a bearing, while it does not in the least interfere with the rotation of the shafts, effectually prevents an end-thrust thereof and the consequent binding between t-he teeth of the gear-wheels.

By the employment of the sectional casing and gear-wheel with the anti-frictional bearing, as herein described, particular advantages are derived, not only from the protection of all the operative parts thereof from the lodgment thereon of dust and dirt, but also by doing away with the necessity for dressing or turning down the axle so as to form true bearing-surfaces for the anti-friction devices, for the bearing of such devices upon the hubs of the gear-wheels may be turned and made true in the shop and before being attached to the axle. vere this pro vision not made, however, the axle of the car, which there is now no necessity for making true', would have to be turned down so as to form a bearing for the rollers, thus necessitatin their removal from the ear, while my devices may be attached thereto without removing the axle and wheels, and hence at a greatly lessened expenditure of time and money.

It will be observed that the casing supporting the gearing and electric motors is exactly balanced upon the axle; but l prefer to yieldingly connect the same with the body of the car, so as to suspendn it therefrom in such manner as not to be affected by the movements of the car-body independent of the axles, and which connection will normally maintain the casing in a horizontal position, To this end I have provided the flexible stay c, attached at its ends, respectively, to eyes l), secured at each side of the casing, and extending upwardly over the pulleys c, j ournaled in brackets (l, attached to the under side of the car-body, between which pulleys and the eyes l) are interposed in and forming a part of said flexible stay coiled springs c, which give to this stay an elasticity permitting a vertical movement of the car-body without in the least affecting` the position of the casing upon the axle, while the longitudinal tilting or teetering of the car-body is taken up by the running of the stay over the pulleys. Another importantfunction of this yielding stay is the taking of the weight of the casing and its connections off of the axle, thereby materially reducing friction, and consequently the power required to operate the car.

This invention also has for one of its objects to avoid all jerks and unpleasant jars in the starting and stopping of the car by simulating as nearly possible the yielding force of draft-animals, which may best be accomplished by opposing a spring or other yielding force to the initial movementor oscillation of the casing and motors about the axle, to which endl employ powerfully-coiled springs f j" one to the front and one to the rear of the casing, secured at their ends, re-

spectively, to lugs g upon the casing, and to cross-timbers h of the car superstructure, these springs lying in a horizontal plane and operating alternately, one in starting the car and the other in stopping it.

It will be observed that the casing, being loosely journaled upon the axle, is free to oscillate thereon, and hence, when in starting the car the gear-wheels turn in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 2, the natural IOO IIO

tendency of the casing will be to make a par- Y tial rotation toward the left, because, with the gear wheels upon the axle stationary and resisting, the small drive gear-wheel upon the left-hand armature-shaft would naturally climb down lthe large wheel, while the righthand drive gear-wheel would climb up the large wheel; but in this movement the easing would be resisted by the strong spring f, whieh, while yeldin slightly to the impulse sut'tieiently to relieve the ear ot' a jerk or liai' Vin starting, would at the same time exert its influence tending to eanse the large gearwheel to rotate in the right direetion. In stopping,the other spring,f, would of Course operate in exactly the same manner, or both ol' these slnings might be caused to operate in unison, one expandingI and the other eontraeting simultaneously therewith; and in eonelusion I may add that it will be no departure trom my invention to have these springs eonneeted and operating in any other manner, so long as they will subserve the intended purpose.

llaving deseribed my invtait'ion, wllat l elaim, and desire to seeure b'v Letters Patent, 1s-

l, In a motor t'or street-ears, the eombination, with the axle and a gear-wheel nlounted thereon, olf a easing eovering said wheel, electrie motors mounted on said easing, ay geareonneetion between said motors and gearwheels, and an anti-lrietion bearing for said easing upon the axle, substantially" as deseribed.

L. In a motor for street-ears, the eombination, with the axle and a gwlr-wheel mounted thereon, olf a easing eovering said wheel, trames projeeting therefrom, eleetrie motors the tient-magnets ot whieh are mounted on,

said trames, gears on the armature-shafts meshing with the axle gear-wheels, and an :uitii-'lrietion bearing Ytor said easingupon the axle, substantially as (hiseribed.

il, ln a motor t'or street-ears, the eombination, with the axle and a gear-wheel mounted thereon, ot' a easing covering said wheel and lmlaneed on the axle, an antitrietionbearing tor said easing, eleetrie motors mounted on said easing at eat-h side of the axle, and a t gear-eonneetion between said motors and the axle gear-wlurel, substantially as described.

t. `ln a motor t'or street-ears, the eombination, with the axle and a gear-wheel mounted thereon, ol' a easing eovering said wheel and balaneed upon the axle, an anti-trietion bearing lor said easing, eleetrie motors mounted on the easing atv eaeh side ot the axle, a geary eonma-.tion betwtan said motors and the axle operating said wheel, and yielding Cushions 3 eonneeting said easing with the ear superstructure and direetly opposing the Oscillation ot' said easing upon the axle, substantially as and ti'or the purpose described.

G. In a motor for street-ears, the combination,with. the axle and a geanwheel mounted thereon, of a Casing balanced upon the axle and eonstitutin ga support for eleetrie motors operating sai d wheel, an d Coil-spri n gs atta ehed at their ends, respeetively, to said easing` and the ear superstrueture, extending in opposite direetions t'rom said easing, substantially as described.

`7. In a motor t'or street-ears, the eombina tion,with the axle and a gear-wheel mounted thereon, ot a easing balaneed upon the axle and eonstitut ing a support t'or eleetrie motors operat ing said wheel, anti-l`rietion bearings for said easing, pulley secured to the ear-superstrueture, an elastie tlexible stay attached at its ends respeet ivel v to the easing on eaeh side ot the axle and working over said pul leys, and springs attaehed at their ends, respectively, to the easing and the ear superstrueture, extending in opposite direetions t'rom said easing, but in a horizontal plane, substantially as deseribed.

S. In a motor tor streeteears, the eombination,with the axle and a gear-wluwl mounted thereon provided with elongated hubs, of a easing balaneed on the axle eonstituting the support ot' eleetrie motors t'or operating said wheel, and anti-friction d eviees interposel'l between the bearing-wall ot said easing and the hub of said wheel, substantiallyas described.

fl. In a motor tor streetsears, the eombination,with the axle and a gear-wheel mounted thereon having elongated hubs provided with annular peripheral grooves, ot' a easing balaneed on the 'axle eonstituting a support for eleetrie motors operating said wheel, and antit'rietion rollers bearing in said grooves and interposed between said hubs and the easing, substantially as described.

lt). In a motor lor st reet-ears, the Combination, with the axle and a gear-wheel mounted thereon provided with elongattnl hubs, ol a easing constituting a support tor eleetrie motors operating said gear-wheel, anti-friction rollers bearing, on said hubs, and removable bushings interposed between said rollers and the l1 earingwall oli' the easing, substantially as deseribed.

ll. In a` motor t'or street-ears, the Combination,with the axle and a gear-wheel mounted thereon provided with elongated peripherallygrooved hubs, ot' a easing eonstitnting a support for eleetrie motors operating said gearwheel, miti-friction rollers bearing in said grooves, and removable seet ional bushings interposed between said rollers and the bearing-walls ot said easing, substantially as described.

This speeilieation signed and witnessed this 2d day ot' July, 1998.

WILBER S. SALISBURY.

lVitnesses:

W. Rosslrnn, FREDK. H. MILLS.

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